carpospore

[kahr-puh-spawr, -spohr]

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noun

a nonmotile spore of the red algae.

carpospore

/ ˈ��ɑː��əʊˌ��ɔː /

noun

a sexual spore produced by red algae after fertilization of the carpogonium

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Other Word Forms

carposporic adjective
carposporous adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of carpospore¹

First recorded in 1880–85; carpo- ¹ + spore

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Example Sentences

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These latter are thus seen to be carpospores, comparable to those of Red Alg�, and to the ascospores of Ascomycetes.

From

The plants that bear them are usually stouter that the non-sexual ones, and the masses of ripe carpospores are large enough to be readily seen with the naked eye.

From

carport carpostome

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